Tag: earthquake

An odd earthquake swarm has struck the region between the Czech Republic and Germany, far from any tectonic plate boundary. ( read original story ...)

Bright red Noto Kirishima azalea flowers are now on sale in a town on the Noto Peninsula that was hit hard by the New Year's Day earthquake. ( read original story ...)

MIT researchers have made a connection between excessive rain and snow events to “earthquake swarms” in one part of Japan. ( read original story ...)

A new MIT study reveals that extreme climate change events like snowfall and rainfall triggered earthquake swarms in Japan's Noto Peninsula. ( read original story ...)

A new theory suggests that heavy snowfall could be a factor in triggering swarms of earthquakes — evidence that what’s happening on and above the Earth’s surface may play a role in events underground. ( read original story ...)

When scientists look for an earthquake's cause, their search often starts underground. As centuries of seismic studies have made clear, it's the collision of tectonic plates and the movement of ... ( read original story ...)

and raising the risks for rescuers in times of disaster in a country prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. Akiya are often passed down through generations. But with Japan’s plummeting fertility rate, ... ( read original story ...)

Newsweek has plotted the biggest earthquakes, of a magnitude 6 or higher, that have occurred around the globe so far this year. ( read original story ...)

Japan House London hosts a sake masterclass with Master of Wine Kenichi Ohashi, focussing on the brewing traditions of the Noto Peninsula. The event raises awareness for the area, badly affected by a ... ( read original story ...)

Momentum is building for publicly funded demolition and disposal of buildings badly damaged in the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake. This system, paid･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Four months on since the Jan. 1 earthquake that devastated the Noto Peninsula in central Japan, more than 4,600 people still remain evacua･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Property insurers in Japan are to keep their heads above water despite losses initiated by the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, on 1 January, said ... ( read original story ...)

A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. ( read original story ...)

The Noto Peninsula, battered by a strong earthquake on New Year's Day, is bracing for another blow as many of the foreign te ... ( read original story ...)

Tourism facilities in earthquake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture are gearing up for more visitors following the success of government subsidies to attract tourists to the region. ( read original story ...)

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the tranquil expanse off the west coast of Japan's Bonin Islands, commonly known as the Ogasawara Islands, as reported by the country's weather agency on Saturday. The tremors reverberated as far as central Tokyo, ( read original story ...)